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Character

誓

shì HSK 7
誓 shì HSK 7
  • 1. to vow; to pledge to act on one's word
  • 2. oath; pledge of determination
  • 3. oath; vow
Words using 誓 as shì (2)
  • 1 发誓 fā shì — to swear HSK 7
    • 发 to emit, to express outwardly
    • 誓 oath, vow
    Example

    我发誓再也不说谎了。

    wǒ fā shì zài yě bù shuō huǎng le

    I swear I'll never lie again.

  • 2 宣誓 xuān shì — to take an oath HSK 7
    • 宣 to declare, announce publicly
    • 誓 oath, vow, solemn promise
    Example

    新总统在就职典礼上宣誓。

    xīn zǒng tǒng zài jiù zhí diǎn lǐ shàng xuān shì

    The new president takes an oath at the inauguration ceremony.

Structure & writing
誓 shì — to vow; to pledge to act on one's word

誓 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 折 zhé — to break; to snap
Xpinyin
折 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 5
哲 zhé a wise and intelligent person
HSK 7
誓 shì to vow; to pledge to act on one's word 逝 shì to pass; to vanish (esp. of time or flowing water)
2 言 yán — (lit.) to speak; to say
言 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
信 xìn letter; written message
HSK 4
警 jǐng to alert and be on guard
HSK 6
誉 yù reputation; honor
HSK 7
誓 shì to vow; to pledge to act on one's word 譬 pì to use as a metaphor; to make an analogy

Stroke order